Daniel `Hondo' Harrelson, a Los Angeles SWAT lieutenant, is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds. Hondo encourages his team to rely on communication and respect over force and aggression, but when a crisis erupts, these unflinching men and women are prepared to put their tactical training to the test.
Hondo and co get locked in a stand-off with child traffickers. Then, if things couldn't get more tense, an earthquake strikes. (S2, ep 1) Also in UHD.
SWAT teams up with Jim Street in a hunt for a mother and son who are on the run from a drugs cartel. Hondo makes a distressing discovery. (S2, ep 2) Also in UHD.
Hondo's new love interest, Nia Wells, calls on the team for help when an organised crime group starts targeting jurors in a high-profile trial. (S2, ep 3) Also in UHD.
Hondo's got his suspicions when Nia Wells's ex-husband asks for help catching a fugitive. (S2, ep 4) Also in UHD.
S.O.S: Hondo and Chris go undercover when smugglers take control of a cruise ship. But there will be terrible consequences if they are detected. (S2, ep 5) Also in UHD.
Thieves are on the loose and diamond dealers are the target. But who's their next victim? SWAT must find out. Plus, a tragedy hits Hondo hard. (S2, ep 6) Also in UHD.
SWAT are hot on the case when a band of copycatting criminals start repeating the terrible deeds of a 1970s terrorist organisation. (S2, ep 7)
The hunt begins for a social media star's stalker when a fan event turns into a shootout and Jessica's life is thrown into danger. (S2, ep 8)
A hostage crisis gets all the more complicated when one of the captives turns out to be a wanted felon. Hondo's sister sends him searching for a rapist. (S2, ep 9)
The team need to find the crew that took crucial evidence kits from an LAPD crime lab. But personal problems make it hard for Deacon to focus. (S2, ep 10)
Hondo and the team are forced to remember a tragic school shooting when they get warning that a copycat killer is out to re-enact the crime. (S2, ep 11) Also in UHD.
Alone and without back-up, Jessica and Chris go undercover in Mexico. Their mission? To save a federal agent who has been kidnapped by a gang. (S2, ep 12)
The team must stop a militant group who've taken hostages in order to hold five companies to ransom. Hondo's emotions begin to affect his leadership. (S2, ep 13) Also in UHD.
The B Team: Hondo reunites with an old flame in the hunt for a dangerous separatist group. SWAT are nervous as a contest pits them against the fire department. (S2, ep 14) Also in UHD.
SWAT are forced to confront growing tensions between the police and the community as they search for the group behind a patrol officer's death. (S2, ep 15) Also in UHD.
A hate crime sparks anger on the eve of LA's Pride Festival. Chris worries for her LGBTQ friends. Meanwhile, Street grows concerned about his mum. (S2, ep 16)
Hondo and the team zero in on a carjacking ring that's using violence to nick luxury cars from all over LA. Mumford weighs up a big decision. (S2, ep 17) Also in UHD.
Hondo has a tense reunion with a fellow marine as SWAT hunt an escape convict. Meanwhile, Chris prepares for a difficult goodbye. (S2, ep 18) Also in UHD.
The abduction of Luca and Street's neighbour puts the team hot on the heels of burglars who are targeting cleaners to get inside rich people's homes. (S2, ep 19) Also in UHD.
Hondo's mum tests the SWAT team leader and Chris weighs up a big decision. Tan's personal ties to a case emerge. (S2, ep 20) Also in UHD.
The team finds itself under internal investigation - and Hondo's leadership is called into question following a botched mission. (S2, ep 21)
There's a gunman at large in Los Angeles and SWAT must work out the next place he will strike. Meanwhile, Jessica gets an unexpected offer. (S2, ep 22) Also in UHD.
SWAT hunt for a militant group that plans to execute the city's politicians. Street gets a break in his search for his missing mum. Season finale. (S2, ep 23)